The GRESB Infrastructure Fund Assessment is designed to assess funds across a wide range of sectors and sub-sectors, including energy generation, energy transmission, water resource management, transportation and social infrastructure.

Common examples of infrastructure funds participating in the GRESB Infrastructure Fund Assessment include:
• A sector-focused fund with investments in toll roads
• A geographic-focused fund with investments in a specific region, such as North America or Oceania
• A segregated account that is globally diversified offering exposure to several sectors

No, you do not have to be a GRESB Member to submit an Infrastructure Fund Assessment. You can submit an Assessment as a non-member by choosing to pay the nominal participation fee.

This table highlights the difference between participating as a GRESB Member and non-member.

There is a flat participation fee for non-members of EUR 3,500 or USD 4,100 per entity for the 2019 Fund Assessment, payable once annually. This covers access to guidance materials, helpdesk support, a three-layer validation process as well as the Scorecard and Benchmark Report providing a detailed analysis of results. See table for details.

The participation fee applies globally, with the exception of first year participant and funds headquartered in a non-OECD country.

If the participation fee is waived, you will receive a free Scorecard. You will have the option of purchasing a Benchmark Report with a more in-depth analysis of your sustainability performance. The Benchmark Report is available for EUR 3,500 (USD 4,100).

The participation fee can be paid by credit card or following receipt of an invoice. For invoice requests, GRESB charges a EUR 500 or USD 600 administration fee.

GRESB Members:

Alternatively, you can choose to submit the Assessment as a GRESB Member and take advantage of additional member benefits.

The annual Member fee is dependent on the number of participating funds. See the 2019 Member fee schedule.

In addition, Members can select an Asset Data Subscription in order to access Benchmark Reports for all their underlying assets participating in the GRESB Infrastructure Asset Assessment.

Data is submitted to GRESB through a secure online platform and can only be seen by current GRESB Staff or authorized personnel from GRESB’s parent company, i.e. GBCI, Inc. (“GBCI”). GRESB benchmark scores are not made public. The only entities that may access a participant’s benchmark results are:

• Participant’s own organization;
• GRESB Investor Members that are investors in a participant’s fund/organization.

No other third parties will see these results. GRESB Investor Members must request access to a participant’s benchmark results, allowing the participant the control to either accept or deny this request.

First year participants can submit the Assessment without providing GRESB Investor Members with the ability to request access to their results. This is referred to as a “Grace Period”.

First year participants can submit the Assessment without providing GRESB Investor Members with the ability to request access to their results. This is referred to as a “Grace Period”.

First year participants wishing to report under the Grace Period can select the option on an entity-by-entity basis from the settings section in the Assessment Portal. Participants who select the “Grace Period” option can decide to unselect the option following receipt of their results. The Grace Period is not available in the second year of participation, regardless of whether it was used in the first year or not.

The “Grace Period” allows participants a year to familiarize themselves with the GRESB reporting and assessment process. The names of participating entities are still visible during the Grace Period, but GRESB Investor Members will not be able to request to see their results.

GRESB Members and participants paying the flat participation fee have access to Benchmark Reports for all of their reporting entities, whether or not they report an entity under “Grace Period”.

Yes, it is possible, and a separate Assessment should be submitted for each asset or fund. First, register as an individual via the GRESB Portal. Once you have registered, you will be able to add individual assets and funds to the GRESB Portal and complete a GRESB Assessment on behalf of each of those entities. 

The Assessment Portal is open from April 1 to July 1, 2019. See the 2018 Assessment timeline.

If you have any further questions, please contact the GRESB Helpdesk or call us at +31(0)20 774 02 20.